Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Passing of the Grey Company
Buttomorrowfairerhousingshallbefoundforyou.’
ButAragornsaid:‘Nay,lady,benottroubledforus!Ifwemaylieheretonightandbreakourfasttomorrow,itwillbeenough.ForIrideonanerrandmosturgent,andwiththefirstlightofmorningwemustgo.’
Shesmiledonhimandsaid:‘Thenitwaskindlydone,lord,toridesomanymilesoutofyourwaytobringtidingstoÉowyn,andtospeakwithherinherexile.’
‘Indeednomanwouldcountsuchajourneywasted,’saidAragorn;‘andyet,lady,Icouldnothavecomehither,ifitwerenotthattheroadwhichImusttakeleadsmetoDunharrow.’
Andsheansweredasonethatlikesnotwhatissaid:"Then,lord,youareastray;foroutofHarrowdalenoroadrunseastorsouth;andyouhadbestreturnasyoucame.’
‘Nay,lady,’saidhe,‘Iamnotastray;forIwalkedinthislandereyouwereborntograceit.Thereisaroadoutofthisvalley,andthatroadIshalltake.TomorrowIshallridebythePathsoftheDead.’
Thenshestaredathimasonethatisstricken,andherfaceblanched,andforlongshespokenomore,whileallsatsilent.‘But,Aragorn,’shesaidatlast,‘isitthenyourerrandtoseekdeath?Forthatisallthatyouwillfindonthatroad.Theydonotsufferthelivingtopass.’
‘Theymaysuffermetopass,’saidAragorn;‘butattheleastIwilladventureit.Nootherroadwillserve.’
‘Butthisismadness,’shesaid.
